Patents by Inventor Glen M MacLarty

Glen M MacLarty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for forming and maintaining a network of devices
    Patent number: 8806026
    Abstract: A network of enabled devices is arranged to permit computer programs to be dynamically downloaded onto and executed on the devices. The devices are connected to one or more general computer networks containing a plurality of non-enabled devices not arranged to permit computer programs to be dynamically downloaded onto and executed on the devices. Each enabled device has a list of the addresses of a sub-set of said enabled devices and each device consecutively attempts to contact each of the devices in the sub-set of devices until either one of the sub-set of devices is contacted or the device determines that the next device in the subset of devices which it is to contact is itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: British Telecommunications PLC
    Inventors: Glen M MacLarty, Michael Fry